Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-29
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
The Value OF Comp clifton Among Rail
roads in Bringing About Rapid Ship
menis OF Cattle from Texas,
Come Pointers as TO the Status OF thc Cattle
Industry in Various Quarters of the
staIs-LOcAl Notes.

Three carloads Of beef steers passel
through last night Gu the Missouri Pa
c.dC bound norh.
The numerous rains have made every
ming look green in JEFF Davis county
Grass is growing finely,
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T. !. Atkinson, The solid and popular
CoUIaaa Of Henrietta. is in the city, and
briggs good reports of the condition Of
cattle "A MS section.
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PecOs county mas had numerous heavy
rains for six weeks past, insuring good
grass. Okts are being harvested with 8
good WELD, and corn promises well.
The Texas railroads, leading north
wards, are giving be very BEST facilities
10 stockmen, for the rapid and careful
carriage OF stock. The shipments are
heavy
Nj. D. c. Plumb, L wealthy cattleman
from Canada, has been in the city several
days, with z view to investments in long
horns for shipment to tina. part OF Her
Ma j5sty's dominions.
man OF Albany, Shackleford county is in
from the west, and confirms tne general
testimony as 20 the excellent condition OF
the range and re cattle
Mr.. J. G. Harris, general live stock
agent of The Texas and Pacific, got back
yesterday from Colorado City whittier he
went 10 lOOk after the interests Of mis-
CCmnlDv in the shining line
IL Fro county Grass On the range is
most excellent, IN many places it is ankle
higa; water, too, is abundant, and con-
sequentiy range stock are now in fine
condition and improving every day
San Ss5a News: Some sheep which
sold = year ago have since doubled the
amount for which they sold in the wool
produced and the sheep, or some of them,
81 least, have sold for more than twice
the original cost. The sheep business is
hOuTis1InE.
Mr.. G0bart Ries, formerly conductor
or the Fort Worth and Denver, now live
stock agent for the Hannibal and St
Joseph, and Kansas City, ST. Joseph and
Council Bluff Railroads., with head
quarters ct St. Joseph is here on private
business.
Cotulla Ledger: Although grass is as
1ine mere as was ever seen, DR.. Csrothers
will continue to feed beeves on pricklv
pear ard cotton seed meal. lie is salts
fed ne can make $40 per head more on
them by feeding them than by marketing
them fresh of the grass.
Under the head of "Fast Stock Trains
the live Stock Journal, after noting the |
great Improvement in time made by the |
Texas ana Pacific, the Missouri Pacific !
and other roads in getting cattle from |
North Texas points to market, says:
"But this is true only of northern points |
in Texas. In the south and southwest, |
where there is little or no competition,
the time made by stock trains is
1istressng(y slow. Whether Congress
has the power to regulate the |
speed of trains Is q question That appears
not 10 require much consideration, though !
we nave no DOUBT that Congress hes such
power; since il assumes TO regulate the
amount charged il surely has the right
to regulate the clements of expense 10
shipping, and the time in transit is one of
these elements. But that is not material.
Another agency is at work in Texas that
will get better time out OF the railroads
than Congress can get. Tie building of
so many roads into the state and through
it will beget such competition that each
Will strive to give the best accommo-
,dation Under the pooling arrange
ments there probably Will be no
cutting OF rates and all rates being
the same. that road will get the trade
that makes the bes. time with the best
cars With four roads now seeking to
carry Texas stock 20 the northern markets,
and TWO more, the 81. Louis and San
francisco and the Rock Island, soon to
be here, the stockmen of this state can
get any reasonable concession in the way
of transportation.
The law Of competitions better nan an
interstate commerce law. When the pres
ent system of railroads throughout the
state is completed, which will be done
before TWO years, there will be no stock
shipping point froh which cattle may not
De sent 10 market at reasonable rates ard
ov the quickes. time.
Purchase d a-refords,